Are There Any Meaningful Differences Between CMF Nothing’s Three New Budget Wireless Earbuds?

Alongside the mightier-than-it-has-any-reason-to-be budget Phone 2 Pro, Nothing’s CMF sub-brand also announced today a trio of affordable wireless earbuds, all with active noise cancellation, starting at a dirt-cheap $49. There’s the CMF Buds 2a for $49 at the base, the CMF Buds 2 in the middle at $59, and the CMF Buds 2 Plus for $69 at the upper end. Personally, I think it’s too many models to drop all at once, and any sane person is going to need ChatGPT to tell you the differences between them. But hey, I’m here now, and I’ve spent a few hours listening to music with the Buds 2 Plus, which is something AI can’t do. Take that, chatbots! Paging through CMF’s press materials, it’s clear to me that the company is hoping geek jargon like driver size, decibels, active noise cancellation frequencies, and the use of specific types of magnets will obfuscate the fact that these are budget audio products. I’m not saying that these budget wireless earbuds aren’t good, but how they sound is al ... Read full article.